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10 Best Movies Like The Awakening

If you loved The Awakening, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Don't Worry Darling

Don't Worry Darling

2022★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Awakening for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Alice and Jack are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their fam...

#2
The Sweet East

The Sweet East

2023★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Awakening for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A high school senior from South Carolina gets her first glimpse of the wider world, picturesque cities, and woods of the Eastern seaboard on a class trip to Washington, D.C....

#3
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Awakening for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife....

#4
The Ballad of Jack and Rose

The Ballad of Jack and Rose

2005★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Awakening for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Jack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on an isolated island. While Jack fights against developers who wish to build in the ar...

#5
Living in Oblivion

Living in Oblivion

1995★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Awakening for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Low-budget independent filmmaker Nick Reve tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalomaniac star, a pretentious beret-wearing...

#6
The Inheritance

The Inheritance

2003★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Awakening for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young Danish man, Christoffer, lives a life of joy and happiness with his wife Maria in Stockholm. When his father dies his mother insists that Christoffer take over management o...

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